Wheel bearing help please!!

[bad3kgt]

Does anybody know a good guide for replacing the front wheel bearing ? I finally just got the 1" 1/4 bolt off the damn car and im stuck.....not sure what to take off next to get to the bearing.

[Twizted_3KGT]

Which bolt are you talking about?

For the FWD bearings you need a press. They're press-in bearings. I believe there's special tools for it, but i've always used a press.

So if you have a press, or access to one, or have the special tools...you just have to take off the steering knuckle (remove tie rod, seperate ball joint, remove two strut bolts, and remove cv axle nut)

[bad3kgt]

The big nut in the center of the wheel, i took off the caliper and the rotor and then the huge inch and a quarter nut with the pin through the bolt.

[Twizted_3KGT]

Originally Posted by bad3kgt

The big nut in the center of the wheel, i took off the caliper and the rotor and then the huge inch and a quarter nut with the pin through the bolt.

Ahh you said bolt in the first post, that threw me off. Yeah thats the axle nut i was talking about. So do you have a press to do this with?

[bad3kgt]

nope =/

[Twizted_3KGT]

Originally Posted by bad3kgt

nope =/

Well thats no good. Too bad you don't have a VR4, it's just a hub (bolt on).

[bad3kgt]

dammit. now im gonna have to put it all back together and drop it off. Thanks anyways man.

[XeVeNskyLiNE]

Hey man, just order the whole wheel hub assembly. Its alot less hassle than having a new one pressed in. I've replaced 3 of them on my Eclipse, and I'd imagine the process would be very similar with your 3KGT. Oh and the answer to your question as to what you do after you get the axle nut off is to pull the axle itself out and you should have access to replace the whole wheel hub assembly if you go that way.

[Twizted_3KGT]

Originally Posted by XeVeNskyLiNE

Hey man, just order the whole wheel hub assembly. Its alot less hassle than having a new one pressed in. I've replaced 3 of them on my Eclipse, and I'd imagine the process would be very similar with your 3KGT. Oh and the answer to your question as to what you do after you get the axle nut off is to pull the axle itself out and you should have access to replace the whole wheel hub assembly if you go that way.

no. its not a hub bearing. I just got through explaining that. different cars, different setup.

[XeVeNskyLiNE]

Originally Posted by Twizted_3KGT

no. its not a hub bearing. I just got through explaining that. different cars, different setup.

He's talking about a wheel bearing right, so its the samething as the hub bearing. Ofcourse the bearing is pressed into the hub, so I just thought you guys could just replace the entire wheel hub assembly. Sorry if i'm wrong.

[Stealthee]

Nope. On the SL's and bases its pressed in and you have to press it out. On DSMs and VR4s it bolts in.

[XeVeNskyLiNE]

Ah ok, learn something new everyday. Hope the mechanics are nice to him on the labor costs.